Özet:

With the use of containers, maritime transport has rapidly widespread and has become the most preferred transport mode in international trade. The transport of containers from seaports -the main infrastructure of maritime transport- to the hinterlands constitutes the weakest link of the transport chain. The fact that hinterland connection costs constitute the highest cost item of the international freight transport chain further increases the importance of these connections. In this study, the importance of railways for the hinterland connections of container ports was analyzed and a SWOT analysis was conducted to reveal the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the development of rail transport in the port hinterlands by taking the Mersin Port as a case. The results of the study reveal the need for strengthening the railway hinterland connection of Mersin Port and the importance of ensuring cooperation and integration among stakeholders for this.

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